3-2-1: Keeping your body loose and head clear, how to find adventure, and what to do when you’re motivated
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“Use the moments of high motivation to make it easier when you have low motivation.
When you feel like you should exercise, set out your gym clothes and water bottle so it’s easier to do the next workout.
When you feel grateful, buy some Thank You cards so it’s easier to write the next Thank You note.
When you feel the urge to eat healthy, pick a recipe now so you don’t have to decide what to make for the next meal.
Use the occasional burst of motivation to make the next habit easier.”
From Head Start to Adult Ed, Trump Narrows Pathway for Undocumented Students
From cradle to career, President Donald Trump has launched a comprehensive campaign to close off education to undocumented immigrants, undercutting, advocates say, the very reason many came to the United States: for a chance at a better life.
Preschoolers without legal status are now banned from Head Start and older students and adults without papers are blocked from career, technical and adult education. Some states are rescinding in-state college tuition for those here illegally and K-12 schools are being targeted by the president’s sweeping immigration enforcement crackdown
Is it law yet? See how far some of the most consequential bills have made it in the 2025 Texas Legislature
Texas lawmakers filed thousands of bills during the 2025 legislative session. However, most of those bills won’t become law. Lawmakers will spend the final weeks before the session ends on June 2 trying to push through their priorities. They will also try to stop certain bills from going through by delaying votes and letting them miss key deadlines. If a bill fails, it might still be revived as an amendment to other legislation. Most new laws take effect Sept. 1.
From now through the end of the session, we’ll be tracking the status of the most noteworthy bills and their progress toward a final resolution. We’ve created a few options to help you follow along.
We update the status of the bills we are tracking throughout the day.
3-2-1: On the power of quiet moments, how to make good habits easy, and starting the year with enthusiasm
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“Your habits are often a byproduct of convenience. Humans are wired to seek the path of least resistance, which means the most convenient option is often the one that wins. Make good choices more convenient and bad choices less so. Behavior will improve naturally.”
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“Use what you already know. People are so busy searching for a shortcut — or hoping an easier path will reveal itself — they let numerous moments slip by when they could get results simply by doing what is right in front of them.”
Graduation rates continue to fall
The majority of states, 26, saw declines in high school graduation rates following the pandemic, new research shows.
In 2020, for example, 10 states had graduation rates of 90% or higher, but only five did in 2022, according to Tuesday’s analysis from the Grad Partnership, a network of nonprofits working to improve student outcomes.
But the report suggests that the full impact of COVID school closures on graduation rates has yet to be realized. This year’s seniors, for example, were seventh graders when the pandemic hit in March, 2020 and likely spent much of eighth grade learning remotely or in a cycle of on-again, off-again in-person learning.
The Need for Translators
For months, Wendy Rodas felt disempowered and silenced whenever she tried to reach out to her daughter’s Missouri elementary school.
The El Salvadorian mother of three, who primarily speaks Spanish, struggled to communicate with teachers, administrators and district leaders. She made repeated requests for the interpretation services that she — and all public school parents who don’t speak English fluently — are legally entitled to.